Pakistan and Afghanistan are neighbours. Ideally, their relationship could have been built on trade, commerce, and shared prosperity. The border between the two countries could have been a bridge of opportunity, a gateway to regional growth. Instead, it has become a corridor of fear. Suicide attackers cross into Pakistan. Drones strike from Afghan soil. What […]
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Pakistan denies refusing China’s push for Afghan talks
Pakistan’s foreign ministry on Monday denied reports about Islamabad turning down China’s call for a dialogue with Kabul, in a bid to end weeks of fighting between Pakistan and Afghanistan. The conflict began when Afghan forces targeted Pakistan border posts on Feb. 26 in response to Islamabad’s earlier air strikes on what it said were […]
Rudimentary Afghan drones injure four but fail to reach target: ISPR
At least four people, including two children, were injured when the Afghan Taliban launched a “few rudimentary” drones, said the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) on Saturday. On Friday evening, security sources said that two rudimentary drones were intercepted at different locations adjacent to Rawalpindi but were successfully brought down through electronic countermeasures. The military’s media […]
Drones intercepted near Rawalpindi, Kohat as Afghan tensions escalate
Pakistan’s security forces intercepted and brought down unidentified drones loitering near the garrison city of Rawalpindi, a senior security official said on Friday, hours after authorities said they had shot down three drones launched from Afghanistan toward the northwestern city of Kohat. The incidents come amid heightened tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan following cross-border strikes […]
Pakistan continues to inflict heavy losses on Afghan Taliban
Information Minister Attaullah Tarar on Wednesday said at least 641 Afghan Taliban operatives have been killed and more than 855 injured during the ongoing Operation Ghazab Lil Haq, launched in response to what Islamabad described as “unprovoked action” from across the Afghan border. Operation Ghazab Lil Haq was launched last month following renewed clashes along […]
Operation against Afghan Taliban enters fourth day
Security forces have killed 415 Afghan Taliban in a major military operation launched in response to “unprovoked cross-border attacks” from Afghanistan, Information Minister Attaullah Tarar said on Sunday. ‘Operation Ghazab-Lil-Haq’ was launched late on Thursday following renewed clashes along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border. Operation is ongoing and will continue until all objectives are achieved, sources confirmed. […]
Pakistan inflicts heavy losses on Afghan Taliban
Fighting between Pakistan and Afghanistan’s Taliban military entered its third day on Saturday as foreign governments expressed increasing concern and called for urgent talks. Pakistan’s strikes on Friday hit Taliban military installations and posts, some of them in Kabul and Kandahar, in one of the deepest Pakistani incursions into its western neighbour in years, officials […]
ICT admin decides to expedite action against illegal Afghan migrants
The Islamabad district administration has decided to speed up action against illegal Afghan migrants across the federal capital. In an official advisory, residents were urged to cooperate with law enforcement agencies and inform authorities about the presence of undocumented migrants in their areas. According to the advisory, citizens should report any illegal Afghan migrants without […]
Afghan Taliban violates Doha peace deal despite commitment: experts
Showing no regards for international pacts and bilateral relations, the Afghan Taliban regime has violated all commitments and pledges made under the Doha Agreement, signed on February 29, 2020, in Qatar. Under the agreement, the Afghan Taliban had pledged that Afghan territory would not be used by any terror group or individual to threaten the […]
Afghan Taliban bite the dust
Director General Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), Lieutenant General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry on Friday said that 297 personnel of the Taliban regime and Khwarij have been killed so far in Operation Ghazab lil-Haq, while more than 400 others have been injured. Addressing a press conference, the DG ISPR said the Pakistan Armed Forces had completely destroyed […]